Examining judgements : theory and practice of awarding public examination grades

This thesis reports a study of the processes by which public examination grades are awarded. Following a review of the purposes of public examinations, new theoretical analyses are given of the issues of norm and criterion-referencing, the nature of public examination standards, the problems of defi...

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Main Author: Cresswell, Michael John
Published: University College London (University of London) 1997
Subjects:
370
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322056